Alec Coppel

Alec Coppel

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

17/09/1907

Day of Death

22/01/1972
(65) years old

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Australia

Biography

Alec Coppel (17 September 1907 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian-born screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He spent most of his career in London and Hollywood, specialising in light thrillers, mysteries and sex comedies. He is best known for the films Vertigo(1958), The Captain's Paradise (1953... Read More

Filmography

Crew

2019

Jo

as Author

1990

Unfinished Crime

as Original Story

1971

Joe: The Busybody

as Theatre Play

1968

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Screenplay

1968

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Theatre Play

1966

Moment to Moment

as Screenplay

1966

Moment to Moment

as Story

1963

The Laughing Crime

as Original Story

1962

The Swordsman of Siena

as Screenplay

1960

The Gazebo

as Novel

1958

Vertigo

as Screenplay

1957

Appointment with a Shadow

as Screenplay

1954

The Black Knight

as Screenplay

1954

Hell Below Zero

as Screenplay

1953

The Captain's Paradise

as Screenplay

1951

Mr. Denning Drives North

as Screenplay

1951

Two on the Tiles

as Writer

1951

Smart Alec

as Writer

1949

Obsession

as Novel

1949

Obsession

as Screenplay

1949

Obsession

as Dialogue

1948

Brass Monkey

as Screenplay

1948

Woman Hater

as Story

1939

Just like a Woman

as Writer

1939

Over the Moon

as Writer

1939

I Killed the Count

as Theatre Play